Finding Zhigeng

"So 'Robin' was one of the three Player in this Instance...?"

After closing the notebook, Lin Yu slowly digested its contents.

The notes contained information that precisely resolved most of the current doubts, with no vague details. Even for parts that were not mentioned, the reasons for the concealment were explained.

This made Lin Yu sigh...

"That was spot on, just as I expected."

Although he has used many people and formed brief cooperative relationships with many people so far, he still feels most comfortable working with those he is working with himself.

In short...

Based on the information in the notes, Lin Yu could deduce the conclusion.

"We should find 'Robin' as soon as possible. After all, she should be the strongest Player in this Instance, far stronger than me and Max."

"Judging from Max's reaction, she seems to have lost her Memory as well—I also need to check on Robin's condition as soon as possible."

"As a 'Tier 3' Player, she likely possesses the means to retain her Memory."

"Furthermore, according to the information I left in the Notebook, the 'patients' in this hospital seem to be more terrifying than the 'medical staff,' otherwise he wouldn't have specifically reminded me of this."

"Avoid direct confrontation... but that doesn't mean avoid contact. It means I'd better get to know these patients better."

Lin Yu pondered, and soon, under such unknown circumstances, a plan gradually took shape.

After waiting for a while, Max, who had left earlier, returned from the other end of the corridor.

She carefully and breathlessly reached Lin Yu and waved.

"Phew, bro, I'm exhausted!"

"I've explained the situation on this floor. There are seven corridors in total... The one we're in is a dedicated solitary confinement room and single room. There's also a corridor without rooms that serves as an activity area. The remaining five are all regular wards."

"There are some patients moving around in the activity area and the corridors of the general wards... Also, there's a Doctor loitering around, so be careful."

"Those patients didn't seem aggressive, but that Doctor is probably a bit manic."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu fell into thought, "There's even a Doctor wandering in the corridor... There was also a Doctor in my room at the beginning; I wonder how their skills compare."

Max's gaze shifted. "Oh, really? You have one in your room too? Then I think they must be about the same strength."

Seeing Max's guilty look, Lin Yu came to a conclusion after a brief moment of thought.

"Hey, you didn't just let it get away instead of taking care of it, did you?"

Max burst out laughing, "Haha, that's such an exaggeration! You're really joking."

Seeing that Lin Yu showed no sign of laughing, Max stood up straight obediently under Lin Yu's sharp gaze.

"I'm sorry... that really is the monster in my room, and I don't think I can beat it."

Lin Yu sighed.

"I knew it... But it's okay, if I could take care of the one in my room, it proves I can take care of another one."

"Of course, maybe we won't even need to solve it."

"Isn't there three Player in this Game? We should probably meet up with the last Player first—they might be someone who excels at head-on combat."

Max stroked his chin and said, "Indeed, I'm good at intelligence gathering. According to the information on the forum, May, you're good at deduction and puzzle-solving... It's time to have a more dedicated enforcer."

"Besides, we were standing quite close to each other, but the last Player wasn't near us. They might actually be quite skilled!"

"Let's go find that guy."

As he spoke, Max pulled a golden Compass from his pocket.

"Leave the finding to me. With just this Compass, locating her will be a piece of cake."

Then, Lin Yu watched as Max turned the Compass and began muttering incantations.

"Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Om Mani Padme Hum Into the light I command thee!"

Hearing Max's mix of ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign terms, Lin Yu immediately understood why the [Ancient Notebook] itself had characterized this guy as "trustworthy but unreliable" in its evaluation...

This guy probably doesn't have any bad intentions, but he's probably not very useful either.

He wasn't even sure if the other party's method of finding people would work.

But just as Lin Yu was considering whether he should try to find Robin's location himself, the Compass in Max's hand suddenly stopped.

"Found it!"

Max said excitedly, then pointed over there.

"The direction it's pointing in... let me see, it seems to be a stairwell I passed by earlier."

"In other words, the remaining Player are very likely not on the same floor as us!"

Max spoke with certainty, and Lin Yu had his answer.

"That's upstairs."

After all, they were on the second floor.

The second, third, and fourth floors are wards, while the first and fifth floors are special.

Robin that the robin was originally on the first or fifth floor, so it must be on one of the third or fourth floors.

Moreover, the intensity of the illness among the patients living on the three middle floors increases with each floor.

Both he and Max are "Tier 1" Player, so it's reasonable for them to appear on the second floor together.

Robin is a "Tier 3" Player... so, based on this calculation, he is very likely on the fourth level.

There are no Player on the third floor because there are no "Tier 2" enemies in this Instance.

However, Lin Yu did not reveal all his reasoning—after all, if he told Max about it, Lin Yu would have no way of explaining why he knew the last Player was "Robin".

So Lin Yu said nothing and followed Max, who was carrying the Compass, through the corridor to the stairwell door.

Looking at the red light flashing on the "Unsafe Passage" sign on the door and the slightly deformed door frame, Lin Yu suddenly had a bad feeling.

"I always felt like there was some monster hiding behind the door."

Lin Yu muttered to himself, Max thought about it seriously for a moment, then nodded. "I think you have a point, so let me scout ahead!"

"I have an Item here called [Cheese Cat Cat], it's very useful for checking for danger in unfamiliar environments."

Looking at the cat doll Item that Max took out, Lin Yu rationally felt that there seemed to be no problem.

But with an even stronger sense of foreboding in his heart, combined with the hints he had seen in the [Ancient Notebook], Lin Yu decided to be more cautious.

"I'll do it."

Lin Yu said this, and then chose to conduct the exploration in his own way.

He pulled the [Fear Torch] from his pocket and pushed open the door to the passage.

"Whoosh!"

The next instant, tentacles suddenly appeared from behind the door and reached out in front of Lin Yu!